[Boomer]

This is not really a gardening question like the thread title says, but I am sticking this in here anyway because this thread is sort of like a group of gardeners out to lunch.

Anyway, just now, I was driving home listening to NPR in my car, as usual. Diane Rehm was interviewing an author who was talking about the history of English gardening. The archived link to listen was not up yet or I would have brought it here for you in case you would like to listen, too. I will check later. There were a couple of interruptions today because 'tis the season when the local NPR people must guilt us.

And JeanneBeannie, thanks for the groundcover suggestion. I will look into that one. I am big on groundcover. In fact, I consider investing in groundcover to be part of my retirement planning. I always feel like I am spending my life savings on all-bark mulch, year after year after year, so the more groundcover I can get going now, the less mulch I will need when I am really into my dotage.

Of course, you know how it goes with groundcover, like that thing gardeners always say about it. With groundcover, the first year it sleeps. The second year it creeps. The third year it leaps. The stuff is still worth it though. And sometimes I harvest vinca out of my friends' yards and bring it home. I really like groundcover. Thanks.

Boomer